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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following beaches opens during Roosevelt's administration?

2. Who does Moses write speeches for?

3. Where does Moses go for the legislative fight?

4. What is the name of La Guardia's law secretary?

5. What is Moses able to do for the first time in his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Moses constantly find himself in legal battles?

2. How is Moses' lust for power beginning to work against him in Part 5, Chapter 28?

3. How does Moses differ from his brother, Paul?

4. In what way was Moses considered a loner at college?

5. How does Moses get revenge on La Guardia and Roosevelt following his defeat over the tunnel project in Brooklyn?

6. Describe Robert Moses's time at Yale.

7. In what way do La Guardia and Moses not have a smooth relationship?

8. What does the Bureau of Municipal Research do?

9. What is Progressivism?

10. How does Moses use his power in Part 4, Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Caro use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Moses' rise and fall.

1) How did Moses rise to power?

2) How did Moses lose his power?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Caro's writing style. How would you describe her prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? Does she use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Caro's style give to his story?

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